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48 - PROUST (Marcel). *Les plaisirs et les jours*.
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Estimate €400 - €500
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PROUST (Marcel). *Les plaisirs et les jours*. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1896. In-4, 20.5 x 29 cm, 3 ff., X + 274 pp. (incorrectly paginated [272]), 1 f., 14 pl., paperback, entirely untrimmed, with a grey percaline spine cover and slipcase. First edition of Marcel Proust’s first book, with a preface by Anatole France. Illustrated with 76 reproductions of drawings by Madeleine Lemaire, including 14 plates with tinted backgrounds. Includes 13 pages of piano pieces by Reynaldo Hahn. A fine copy, well preserved. The upper spine is split at the bottom over a length of 10 cm. – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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